† A CELADON JADE ‘SILKWORM’ PENDANT, HONGSHAN CULTURE

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† A CELADON JADE ‘SILKWORM’ PENDANT, HONGSHAN CULTURE Expert authentication: Dr. Gu Fang has examined the present lot and confirms its authenticity and the dating above, noting the style of cutting, workmanship, thickness and quality of stone with decomposed areas indicating burial all suggest a dating to Hongshan culture. He assessed it as a piece of notably good quality. A copy of Dr. Gu's signed expertise, dated 2 July 2013, accompanies this lot. Dr. Gu Fang (born 1962) is an internationally renowned scholar of Chinese art and a leading authority on jades. He graduated from the Department of Archaeology at the prestigious Beijing University in 1986 and later studied at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), where he now serves as a Senior Fellow specializing in archaeological excavations and Chinese jade research. A former visiting scholar at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, he has authored several books on Chinese jades, including the 15-volume The Complete Collection of Jades Unearthed in China (2007), one of the most comprehensive studies of its kind, as well as Chinese Jade: The Spiritual and Cultural Significance of Jade in China (2012). China, c. 4700-2500 BC. Well carved, the rounded body with delineated segments on one side, the head carved with a pair of large round eyes, and pierced for suspension through the sides. The translucent stone is of a bright celadon color with russet-brown veins and inclusions. Dimensions: Length 7 cm Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Sotheby’s New York, 19 September 2023, lot 236 Price: USD 66,044 or approx. EUR 61,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Expert remark: Compare the closely related form, manner of carving, and size (6.7 cm). Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 4-18 April 2024, lot 509 Price: HKD 95,250 or approx. EUR 10,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Expert remark: Compare the closely related form, stone, and manner of carving. Note the smaller size (4.7 cm) and that the lot also comprises a slit-ring. 13% VAT will be added to the hammer price additional to the buyer's premium - only for buyers within the EU. 13% VAT will be added to the hammer price additional to the buyer's premium - only for buyers within the EU.

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